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VALENTINES

Ten out-of-the-ordianary Valentine’s Day customs—”French women traditionally have relied on subtle culinary cues to signal their amorous intentions. The July 1956 issue of the journal Western Folklore reported: “a young maid lets her swain know whether the answer is ‘yes’ or ‘no’ by what she feeds him on St. Valentine’s Day. It’s a custom that goes back for centuries. Any egg dish, for example, definitely means No! On the other hand, an apple or pear means Yes!””

The Vagabond King—”When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside. What went wrong?”

Young people talking about Valentine’s Day in Phnom Pehn in 2008 (A qualitative Study)

Happy valentine’s day, I hate you—on Victorian vinegar valentines

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